01-11-2014, 01:27 PM
(01-10-2014, 04:08 PM)SanPete_imp Wrote: Just like gheil I too use the kill switch to turn off the bike every time. You see, I had my share of kick start motorcycles that did not have a key, kill swith or battery. Once I got a bike with a kill switch I asked what was it for? I was told it was for emergency purposes only. But I never rememberedthe damn switch when I found myself in a pickle, or after a bad landing. All I cared about was, if I was ok, the bike can run out of gas for all I cared. So for me the kill switch is the way to turn off the bike.
Now to get back to the thread. I have experienced this noise on my '84 V4 honda magna, but only in cold weather. Mind you this is a carburator bike. It would produce a loud screeching sound that would increase as I accelerated. This only occurred during the winter time, because it was never present in the summer. I rode it many years like this and never had a problem. Is this a Honda only issue? I don't know. Does this answer your question? Hardly... but I can tell you, living down here in hot weather Florida neither the CB or the magna have had this issue. Just Saying...
My '93 CB750 does this occasionally, only when it's really cold. In my case it's the speedometer cable. I've had it go away after removing and lubing the cable, but it eventually comes back.